https://mises.org/ en Sat, 04 Apr 26 12:03:38 -0500 https://mises.org/podcasts/minor-issues/gold-whiplash-and-petrodollar Gold and silver whip around with war and liquidity stress, while the Fed quietly rolls out “emergency” support. Mark Thornton explains what’s driving the moves. Sat, 04 Apr 2026 06:02:21 CDT Mark Thornton https://mises.org/podcasts/minor-issues/gold-whiplash-and-petrodollar https://mises.org/mises-wire/when-corporations-resist-state-ethics-ai-and-limits-government-power What happens when a corporation resists a government edict because company leaders believe the policy to be morally wrong? The ordeal of Anthropic is a current case in point. Sat, 04 Apr 2026 12:03:38 CDT Lipton Matthews https://mises.org/mises-wire/when-corporations-resist-state-ethics-ai-and-limits-government-power https://mises.org/mises-wire/myth-wont-die-war-good-economy One of the legacies of Keynesian thought is the belief that war is “good for the economy.” While war may help enable employment, nonetheless, its overall legacy is destructive, and even the jobs war “creates” are economically undesirable. Sat, 04 Apr 2026 12:03:34 CDT Carlos Boix https://mises.org/mises-wire/myth-wont-die-war-good-economy https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/myth-wont-die-war-good-economy One of the legacies of Keynesian thought is the belief that war is “good for the economy.” While war may help enable employment, nonetheless, its overall legacy is destructive, and even the jobs war “creates” are economically undesirable. Sat, 04 Apr 2026 12:03:38 CDT Carlos Boix https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/myth-wont-die-war-good-economy https://mises.org/podcasts/radio-rothbard/why-naive-pro-democracy-classical-liberalism-doesnt-work In this lecture from the 2026 Libertarian Scholars Conference, Ryan McMaken looks at how the old classical liberal program of democracy and constitutions has failed, and why we need a more realist view of the state and its many crimes. Fri, 03 Apr 2026 03:45:00 CDT Ryan McMaken https://mises.org/podcasts/radio-rothbard/why-naive-pro-democracy-classical-liberalism-doesnt-work https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/ideological-impregnation-thought However one may turn the matter, one cannot discover any reason why an ideological distortion of truth should be more useful to the bourgeoisie than a correct theory. Fri, 03 Apr 2026 10:15:11 CDT Ludwig von Mises https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/ideological-impregnation-thought https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/barter-media-exchange-and-colonial-america Despite the claims of the chartalists and modern monetary theory advocates, early American monetary history tells a much different story. In fact, much of the historical evidence illustrates Menger’s theory. Fri, 03 Apr 2026 09:14:50 CDT Joshua Mawhorter https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/barter-media-exchange-and-colonial-america https://mises.org/mises-wire/why-post-office-and-non-profits-share-socialist-calculation-problem Government entities like the Postal Service operate in a world of market prices, so they are not fully socialist. However, they still are subject to the limitations of socialist calculation problems. Fri, 03 Apr 2026 09:02:40 CDT Thiago V. S. Coelho https://mises.org/mises-wire/why-post-office-and-non-profits-share-socialist-calculation-problem https://mises.org/friday-philosophy/golden-rule In this week’s Friday Philosophy, Dr. David Gordon reviews Joseph Salerno’s Money, Sound and Unsound, and still finds it golden. Fri, 03 Apr 2026 06:02:28 CDT David Gordon https://mises.org/friday-philosophy/golden-rule https://mises.org/power-market/roger-garrison-pioneer-digital-pedagogy-dawn-internet-age A tribute to the late Roger W. Garrison (1944–2026) was delivered at the opening reception of the Austrian Economics Research Conference (AERC) in Auburn, Alabama on March 19, 2026. Fri, 03 Apr 2026 02:01:50 CDT Dale Steinreich https://mises.org/power-market/roger-garrison-pioneer-digital-pedagogy-dawn-internet-age https://mises.org/mises-wire/barter-media-exchange-and-colonial-america Despite the claims of the chartalists, early American monetary history tells a much different story than one falsely claiming state-issued fiat money undergirded the colonial economy. In fact, much of the historical evidence illustrates Menger’s monetary theory. Fri, 03 Apr 2026 12:02:22 CDT Joshua Mawhorter https://mises.org/mises-wire/barter-media-exchange-and-colonial-america https://mises.org/podcasts/power-and-market/trump-right-birthright-citizenship On this episode of Power and Market, Ryan, Connor, and Tho discuss Pam Bondi being fired, the SCOTUS taking up Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship, and the difference between realist and naive libertarians. Thu, 02 Apr 2026 05:00:01 CDT Connor O'Keeffe, Ryan McMaken, Tho Bishop https://mises.org/podcasts/power-and-market/trump-right-birthright-citizenship https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/corruption-system Government corruption isn’t an anomaly. It is part of the system itself. We should expect government to be corrupt. Free markets are the antidote to this corruption. Thu, 02 Apr 2026 04:50:13 CDT Carlos Boix https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/corruption-system https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/why-us-regime-pretends-israels-nuclear-weapons-dont-exist The existence of the arsenal makes the State of Israel ineligible for US aid under US law. This is a problem for US supporters of military and economic aid to the State of Israel. Thu, 02 Apr 2026 02:21:07 CDT Ryan McMaken https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/why-us-regime-pretends-israels-nuclear-weapons-dont-exist https://mises.org/podcasts/human-action-podcast/cantillon-effects-and-politics-money-creation This week, Bob explains Cantillon effects: the insight that new money doesn't raise all prices equally or simultaneously, but flows through the economy in a sequence that benefits early recipients at the expense of everyone else. Then, he shows why this phenomenon is the foundation on which the entire Austrian theory of the business cycle is built. Thu, 02 Apr 2026 01:30:17 CDT Robert P. Murphy https://mises.org/podcasts/human-action-podcast/cantillon-effects-and-politics-money-creation https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/true-founders-economics-school-salamanca The real founders of economic science actually wrote hundreds of years before Adam Smith. Thu, 02 Apr 2026 01:14:47 CDT Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr. https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/true-founders-economics-school-salamanca https://mises.org/mises-wire/why-us-regime-pretends-israels-nuclear-weapons-dont-exist The existence of the arsenal makes the State of Israel ineligible for US aid under US law. This is a problem for the US regime which exploits Americans to send military aid to the State of Israel. Thu, 02 Apr 2026 11:00:00 CDT Ryan McMaken https://mises.org/mises-wire/why-us-regime-pretends-israels-nuclear-weapons-dont-exist https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/duke-faculty-and-administration-damaged-intellectual-foundations-higher-education By opposing justice and throwing aside the facts of hard science, the Duke faculty and administration damaged all of higher education during the infamous lacrosse hoax. Thu, 02 Apr 2026 10:47:30 CDT William L. Anderson https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/duke-faculty-and-administration-damaged-intellectual-foundations-higher-education https://mises.org/mises-wire/my-favorite-thing-take-oil It's unknown what Trump thinks is the real reason for the current war with Iran, but stealing the oil is perhaps on the list, right after bombing the country "back to the stone ages." Thu, 02 Apr 2026 09:02:21 CDT Vincent Cook https://mises.org/mises-wire/my-favorite-thing-take-oil https://mises.org/mises-wire/hypocrisy-western-universal-values The original western values such as juridical equality, political freedom, natural rights, and religious tolerance are being co-opted into a system of “positive” rights that are socially and morally destructive. Thu, 02 Apr 2026 06:02:55 CDT Finn Andreen https://mises.org/mises-wire/hypocrisy-western-universal-values https://mises.org/mises-wire/there-no-property-rights-case-birthright-citizenship The process of naturalization is a government-created "right" with no basis in property rights. In other words, there is no libertarian case for birthright citizenship. Thu, 02 Apr 2026 12:02:00 CDT Ryan McMaken https://mises.org/mises-wire/there-no-property-rights-case-birthright-citizenship https://mises.org/mises-wire/duke-faculty-and-administration-damaged-intellectual-foundations-higher-education By opposing justice and throwing aside the facts of hard science, the Duke faculty and administration damaged all of higher education during the infamous lacrosse hoax. Thu, 02 Apr 2026 12:02:18 CDT William L. Anderson https://mises.org/mises-wire/duke-faculty-and-administration-damaged-intellectual-foundations-higher-education https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/there-no-property-rights-case-birthright-citizenship The process of naturalization is a government-created "right" with no basis in property rights. In other words, there is no libertarian case for birthright citizenship. Wed, 01 Apr 2026 08:33:05 CDT Ryan McMaken https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/there-no-property-rights-case-birthright-citizenship https://mises.org/podcasts/guns-and-butter/our-problem-isnt-kings-its-presidency To call Trump’s actions king-like is to greatly understate the problem. What we actually face is a massive, self-amplifying executive branch that makes deranged presidents far more dangerous than an actual king could ever be. Wed, 01 Apr 2026 04:36:31 CDT Connor O'Keeffe https://mises.org/podcasts/guns-and-butter/our-problem-isnt-kings-its-presidency https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/ethics-state-and-just-war-some-notes-rothbards-libertarianism For Rothbard — as for Locke — it is not the use of force that is disputable, but the use of force against peaceful and innocent people. Wed, 01 Apr 2026 11:55:48 CDT Carlo Lottieri https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/ethics-state-and-just-war-some-notes-rothbards-libertarianism https://mises.org/power-market/inside-2026-libertarian-scholars-conference "The conference featured not only a wide range of topics, but also a diverse group of participants—from those engaged in more strictly academic work to those shaped by practical experience..." Wed, 01 Apr 2026 10:00:00 CDT Halina Šimo https://mises.org/power-market/inside-2026-libertarian-scholars-conference https://mises.org/power-market/marxist-propagandist-jurgen-habermas-has-died The philosopher Jürgen Habermas died on March 14. He was the leading philosopher of the Frankfurt School, a hotbed of Marxism and critical theory. Wed, 01 Apr 2026 09:00:00 CDT Ryan McMaken https://mises.org/power-market/marxist-propagandist-jurgen-habermas-has-died https://mises.org/mises-wire/ethics-state-and-just-war-some-notes-rothbards-libertarianism For Rothbard – as for Locke – it is not the use of force that is disputable, but the use of force against peaceful and innocent people. Wed, 01 Apr 2026 08:00:00 CDT Carlo Lottieri https://mises.org/mises-wire/ethics-state-and-just-war-some-notes-rothbards-libertarianism https://mises.org/power-market/bring-troops-back-end-war-now Wed, 01 Apr 2026 07:00:00 CDT Ron Paul https://mises.org/power-market/bring-troops-back-end-war-now https://mises.org/mises-wire/yes-analytic-statements-matter In a world characterized by genuine uncertainty rather than mechanical predictability, analytic reasoning provides a form of epistemic certainty that empirical observation alone cannot secure. Wed, 01 Apr 2026 06:02:41 CDT Roberto Ledezma https://mises.org/mises-wire/yes-analytic-statements-matter https://mises.org/mises-wire/our-problem-isnt-kings-its-presidency To call Trump’s actions king-like is to greatly understate the problem. What we actually face is a massive, self-amplifying executive branch that makes deranged presidents far more dangerous than an actual king could ever be. Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:02:35 CDT Connor O'Keeffe https://mises.org/mises-wire/our-problem-isnt-kings-its-presidency https://mises.org/power-market/10th-annual-austrian-economics-meeting-europe-may-28-30-angers-france On May 28th, the 10th annual Austrian Economics Meeting Europe will be held at Western Catholic University in Angers, France. Tue, 31 Mar 2026 01:00:00 CDT Mises Institute https://mises.org/power-market/10th-annual-austrian-economics-meeting-europe-may-28-30-angers-france https://mises.org/mises-wire/artificial-intelligence-hammers-final-nail-karl-marxs-coffin Marx built part of his system on the belief that capital would create the “great reserve army of the unemployed,” and modern Marxists have made the same claim about AI. However, we are seeing AI actually enhance the value of labor, not diminish it. Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:02:23 CDT Andy Fischer https://mises.org/mises-wire/artificial-intelligence-hammers-final-nail-karl-marxs-coffin https://mises.org/misesian/keep-your-schroeder-wheel Paul Schroeder (1927–2020) was generally regarded as the greatest American diplomatic historian specializing in Europe: The Transformation of European Politics, 1763–1848. Tue, 31 Mar 2026 09:00:00 CDT David Gordon https://mises.org/misesian/keep-your-schroeder-wheel https://mises.org/notes-margin/walmart-recession-indicator-flashing-red The Walmart Recession Signal (WRS), which measures Walmart's stock price against a basket of luxury stocks, shows high risk of a sharp economic downturn. Tue, 31 Mar 2026 05:00:00 CDT https://mises.org/notes-margin/walmart-recession-indicator-flashing-red https://mises.org/notes-margin/we-are-road-serfdom "...the power of the state expands and the liberty of the citizen contracts." Tue, 31 Mar 2026 03:00:00 CDT https://mises.org/notes-margin/we-are-road-serfdom https://mises.org/power-market/austrian-fix-manufactured-iranian-energy-crisis The ongoing destruction of the world’s largest natural-gas reservoir at South Pars and Qatar has produced exactly what Austrian economics predicts: sudden, irreplaceable capital destruction followed by a violent supply shock. Tue, 31 Mar 2026 02:02:21 CDT Lucas Peters https://mises.org/power-market/austrian-fix-manufactured-iranian-energy-crisis https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/how-jacksonians-caused-americas-industrial-revolution America’s industrial revolution didn’t just happen. It came about because of the free market initiatives that came from the Andrew Jackson presidency. Mon, 30 Mar 2026 01:49:19 CDT Patrick Newman https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/how-jacksonians-caused-americas-industrial-revolution https://mises.org/mises-wire/can-market-economy-be-trusted People claim to support economic intervention because the market cannot be trusted to be “stable” enough to keep the economy out of recessions. However, it is government itself, not the free market, which creates the instability in the first place. Mon, 30 Mar 2026 06:02:31 CDT Frank Shostak https://mises.org/mises-wire/can-market-economy-be-trusted https://mises.org/notes-margin/trumps-fuel-price-hikes-are-hurting-chiles-new-conservative-government Thanks to Trump-caused global price hikes, the Chilean Left has a much easier time destroying Chile's new Catholic anti-socialist leader. Mon, 30 Mar 2026 06:00:00 CDT https://mises.org/notes-margin/trumps-fuel-price-hikes-are-hurting-chiles-new-conservative-government https://mises.org/misesian/easterly-eden Easterly questions if economic development is really development unless all parties have the right and opportunity to consent voluntarily in their own decisions Mon, 30 Mar 2026 05:00:00 CDT David Gordon https://mises.org/misesian/easterly-eden https://mises.org/notes-margin/israeli-state-targets-christians-forcing-holy-sites-close For the first time in many centuries, Christians cannot enter the the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Mon, 30 Mar 2026 05:00:00 CDT https://mises.org/notes-margin/israeli-state-targets-christians-forcing-holy-sites-close https://mises.org/notes-margin/americans-assume-saudi-arabia-top-foreign-oil-source-us-theyre-wrong Only 22% of surveyed Americans correctly stated the top source of foreign oil in the US: Canada. Mon, 30 Mar 2026 04:00:00 CDT https://mises.org/notes-margin/americans-assume-saudi-arabia-top-foreign-oil-source-us-theyre-wrong https://mises.org/notes-margin/irans-grip-strait-hormuz-tighter-ever-after-month-war So far in March barely six vessels per day on average have traversed the strait. That compares with about 135 a day in normal times. Mon, 30 Mar 2026 03:00:00 CDT https://mises.org/notes-margin/irans-grip-strait-hormuz-tighter-ever-after-month-war https://mises.org/mises-wire/once-again-crisis-raises-question-why-does-state-exist As government lurches from one crisis to another, people demand the government fix the problems it causes. Maybe we need to rethink the “government to the rescue” myth. Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:02:31 CDT George Ford Smith https://mises.org/mises-wire/once-again-crisis-raises-question-why-does-state-exist https://mises.org/mises-wire/walter-williams-against-erasing-confederate-history When protesters began tearing down Confederate statues and markers in the summer of 2020, Walter Williams objected to what he called “statucide.” Such antics, he argued, would serve no purpose in advancing the best interests of black Americans. Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:02:19 CDT Wanjiru Njoya https://mises.org/mises-wire/walter-williams-against-erasing-confederate-history https://mises.org/podcasts/minor-issues/central-banks-vs-reality-golds-signal-war-economy Mark Thornton explains the gold and silver selloff. Sat, 28 Mar 2026 06:00:12 CDT Mark Thornton https://mises.org/podcasts/minor-issues/central-banks-vs-reality-golds-signal-war-economy https://mises.org/mises-wire/how-jacksonians-caused-americas-industrial-revolution America’s industrial revolution didn’t just happen. It came about because of the free market initiatives that came from the Andrew Jackson presidency. Sat, 28 Mar 2026 12:02:29 CDT Patrick Newman https://mises.org/mises-wire/how-jacksonians-caused-americas-industrial-revolution https://mises.org/mises-wire/why-sovereign-debt-structurally-insulated-market-discipline Government debt is junk investment, but the markets treat it as gold. That is because government greases the skids, keeping its paper from the market discipline that private investments experience. Sat, 28 Mar 2026 12:02:30 CDT Michael Dioguardi https://mises.org/mises-wire/why-sovereign-debt-structurally-insulated-market-discipline https://mises.org/podcasts/radio-rothbard/what-would-strategic-victory-look-iran Foreign policy scholar Brandan Buck joins Ryan McMaken to talk about whether or not a US tactical victory in Iran can lead to a strategic victory as well. And what does victory for the Iranian state look like? Are there any prospects for a lasting peace? Fri, 27 Mar 2026 04:10:00 CDT Ryan McMaken, Brandan P. Buck https://mises.org/podcasts/radio-rothbard/what-would-strategic-victory-look-iran https://mises.org/podcasts/human-action-podcast/can-ai-solve-socialist-calculation-problem Bob untangles two arguments that even Austrian economists sometimes conflate: Mises' calculation problem and Hayek's knowledge problem. Then, he explains why the distinction matters, especially in light of recent claims that AI and modern computing could finally make central planning viable. Fri, 27 Mar 2026 04:00:17 CDT Robert P. Murphy https://mises.org/podcasts/human-action-podcast/can-ai-solve-socialist-calculation-problem https://mises.org/podcasts/aerc-2026/murray-n-rothbard-and-truth-about-central-banking Drawing on Rothbard's writings on money and central banking, Murray Sabrin makes the case that inflation is a hidden tax, the Federal Reserve is neither independent nor beneficial, and that ending central banking is the unfinished business of the American Revolution. Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:05:01 CDT Murray Sabrin https://mises.org/podcasts/aerc-2026/murray-n-rothbard-and-truth-about-central-banking https://mises.org/podcasts/aerc-2026/what-rothbard-can-teach-public-about-inequality Drawing on Rothbard's essay on inequality and the division of labor, Dr. Lucas Engelhardt argues that human diversity is the very foundation of comparative advantage and prosperity, and that billionaires arise either by serving large numbers of people through the market or by extracting wealth through political connections. Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:00:00 CDT Lucas M. Engelhardt https://mises.org/podcasts/aerc-2026/what-rothbard-can-teach-public-about-inequality https://mises.org/podcasts/aerc-2026/what-rothbard-can-teach-public-about-public-economics Dr. Tate Fegley uses Rothbard's theory of demonstrated preference to dismantle the mainstream public goods framework, showing that claims of market failure and welfare improvement by the state have no scientific basis because they contradict what individuals actually reveal through their choices. Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:00:00 CDT Tate Fegley https://mises.org/podcasts/aerc-2026/what-rothbard-can-teach-public-about-public-economics https://mises.org/podcasts/aerc-2026/murray-n-rothbard-capitalist-entrepreneur Dr. Per Bylund unpacks Rothbard's concept of the capitalist entrepreneur as the economy's true mover and shaker: the figure who not only forecasts future consumer demand but puts real capital behind those forecasts, bearing uncertainty and driving the structure of production. Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:00:00 CDT Per Bylund https://mises.org/podcasts/aerc-2026/murray-n-rothbard-capitalist-entrepreneur https://mises.org/podcasts/aerc-2026/what-rothbard-can-teach-informed-layperson-about-prices-and-competition Drawing on Man, Economy, and State, Dr. Jonathan Newman walks through Rothbard's theory of price formation and competition, showing that prices reflect subjective preferences, not seller greed, and that the only consumer-harming monopolies are those created by the state. Fri, 27 Mar 2026 11:45:00 CDT Jonathan Newman https://mises.org/podcasts/aerc-2026/what-rothbard-can-teach-informed-layperson-about-prices-and-competition https://mises.org/mises-wire/corruption-system Government corruption isn’t an anomaly. It is part of the system itself. We should expect government to be corrupt. Free markets are the antidote to this corruption. Fri, 27 Mar 2026 09:02:25 CDT Carlos Boix https://mises.org/mises-wire/corruption-system https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/atlanta-tsa-and-test-case-interventionist-non-intervention The TSA stories, especially at Atlanta, are illustrations of interventionist non-intervention: non-delivery of promised, paid-for, and monopolized service. Fri, 27 Mar 2026 08:34:56 CDT Joshua Mawhorter https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/atlanta-tsa-and-test-case-interventionist-non-intervention https://mises.org/mises-wire/huerta-de-soto-exposes-failures-socialism A century after Ludwig von Mises exposed the fundamental weakness in the socialist economy, Jesús Huerta de Soto demonstrates why Mises was right and his detractors were wrong. In Friday Philosophy, Dr. David Gordon explains why Huerta de Soto is right. Fri, 27 Mar 2026 06:02:58 CDT David Gordon https://mises.org/mises-wire/huerta-de-soto-exposes-failures-socialism https://mises.org/notes-margin/us-preparing-major-escalation-against-iran-could-include-ground-troops " There’s no sign that real diplomacy is underway despite Trump’s claims." Fri, 27 Mar 2026 05:00:00 CDT https://mises.org/notes-margin/us-preparing-major-escalation-against-iran-could-include-ground-troops https://mises.org/notes-margin/cpac-audience-member-falls-asleep-hundreds-seats-left-empty "The conference had hundreds of empty seats as the audience seemed in a sleepy mood, as the crowd cheered for impeachment hearings in an awkward moment." Fri, 27 Mar 2026 04:00:00 CDT https://mises.org/notes-margin/cpac-audience-member-falls-asleep-hundreds-seats-left-empty https://mises.org/notes-margin/mileis-approval-rating-hits-new-low-argentina-unemployment-rises "Milei’s approval rating fell ... to the lowest level since he took office as corruption allegations ensnared his government, unemployment climbed..." Fri, 27 Mar 2026 03:00:00 CDT https://mises.org/notes-margin/mileis-approval-rating-hits-new-low-argentina-unemployment-rises https://mises.org/mises-wire/atlanta-tsa-and-test-case-interventionist-non-intervention The TSA stories, especially at Atlanta, are illustrations of interventionist non-intervention: non-delivery of promised, paid-for, and monopolized service. Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:02:19 CDT Joshua Mawhorter https://mises.org/mises-wire/atlanta-tsa-and-test-case-interventionist-non-intervention https://mises.org/podcasts/power-and-market/americas-tsa-meltdown On this episode of Power and Market, Ryan, Tho, and Connor talk about the historic waits thanks to DC's monopoly on airport security, and Joe Kent's resignation over the Iran War. Thu, 26 Mar 2026 05:00:01 CDT Connor O'Keeffe, Ryan McMaken, Tho Bishop https://mises.org/podcasts/power-and-market/americas-tsa-meltdown https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/durham-police-and-prosecutors-committed-numerous-crimes-duke-lacrosse-case-and-escaped-meaningful-punishment When accusations of rape and assault were made against Duke University’s lacrosse team in 2006, both the Durham City Police and District Attorney Michael Nifong engaged in law breaking to indict three young men that clearly were innocent. Thu, 26 Mar 2026 09:53:22 CDT William L. Anderson https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/durham-police-and-prosecutors-committed-numerous-crimes-duke-lacrosse-case-and-escaped-meaningful-punishment https://mises.org/mises-wire/theory-bottom-99-percent-cantillon-effect Critics of capitalism claim that free markets funnel wealth unjustly to the top earners. Yet, as we observe the Cantillon Effects, we can see the role of Federal Reserve policies in enriching the few at the expense of the many. Thu, 26 Mar 2026 09:02:21 CDT Mark Thornton https://mises.org/mises-wire/theory-bottom-99-percent-cantillon-effect https://mises.org/power-market/bernankes-broken-promise-it-time-shrink-fed-yet Thu, 26 Mar 2026 09:00:00 CDT Alex J. Pollock https://mises.org/power-market/bernankes-broken-promise-it-time-shrink-fed-yet https://mises.org/mises-wire/cue-iranian-regime-change-puppet If the US carries through its plans of “regime change” in Iran (which at this time is highly doubtful), look for an attempt to install its own “puppet” regime, a regime that no one can trust. Thu, 26 Mar 2026 06:02:24 CDT Vincent Cook https://mises.org/mises-wire/cue-iranian-regime-change-puppet https://mises.org/mises-wire/durham-police-and-prosecutors-committed-numerous-crimes-duke-lacrosse-case-and-escaped-meaningful-punishment When accusations of rape and assault were made against Duke University’s lacrosse team in 2006, both the Durham City Police and District Attorney Michael Nifong engaged in law breaking to indict three young men that clearly were innocent. Thu, 26 Mar 2026 12:02:24 CDT William L. Anderson https://mises.org/mises-wire/durham-police-and-prosecutors-committed-numerous-crimes-duke-lacrosse-case-and-escaped-meaningful-punishment https://mises.org/podcasts/guns-and-butter/immorality-trumps-war-iran-matters Anyone who cares about American greatness must also refuse to allow us to become the kind of society that shrugs off the crimes our government commits in our name and with our money. Wed, 25 Mar 2026 03:20:22 CDT Connor O'Keeffe https://mises.org/podcasts/guns-and-butter/immorality-trumps-war-iran-matters https://mises.org/power-market/five-new-lectures-last-weeks-lsc-and-aerc-academic-conferences Wed, 25 Mar 2026 03:00:00 CDT Mises Institute https://mises.org/power-market/five-new-lectures-last-weeks-lsc-and-aerc-academic-conferences https://mises.org/mises-wire/barbarians-redemption-gate As investors become squeezed as the economy tightens, they look toward the government to provide them with even more cheap credit. Ordinary Americans are paying for these unsound policies. Wed, 25 Mar 2026 01:02:35 CDT Artis Shepherd https://mises.org/mises-wire/barbarians-redemption-gate https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/cheap-calories-expensive-consequences-how-federal-policy-contributes-chronic-disease The federal government heavily subsidizes certain politically-connected food growers in the name of “protecting our food supply.” Actually, the government protects the livelihood of those that promote unhealthy foods. Wed, 25 Mar 2026 12:01:11 CDT Mitchell Nemeth https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/cheap-calories-expensive-consequences-how-federal-policy-contributes-chronic-disease https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/mistaken-identity-prediction-markets Mainstream finance regularly confuses finance, insurance and betting. The Austrian School provides the tools to understand their differences. Wed, 25 Mar 2026 10:47:21 CDT Laurent Hynes https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/mistaken-identity-prediction-markets https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/individualism-rothbards-natural-rights-libertarianism Murray Rothbard’s system was built upon the natural rights of individuals, and tying liberty to property and ownership, not collectivism. Wed, 25 Mar 2026 10:27:13 CDT Wanjiru Njoya https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/individualism-rothbards-natural-rights-libertarianism https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/iran-war-brings-more-inflation-and-new-strength-yuan Beyond the initial oil shock, the Iran war is also laying the foundation for ongoing monetary inflation and price inflation, with no real change to the US regime’s commitment to easy money. Wed, 25 Mar 2026 09:50:12 CDT Brendan Brown https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/iran-war-brings-more-inflation-and-new-strength-yuan https://mises.org/power-market/military-draft-slavery The problem is not the inefficiency of a conscript army; the problem is the gross immorality — indeed, the massive criminality — of drafting young men ... to kill or be killed against their will. Wed, 25 Mar 2026 09:00:00 CDT Murray N. Rothbard https://mises.org/power-market/military-draft-slavery https://mises.org/mises-wire/cheap-calories-expensive-consequences-how-federal-policy-contributes-chronic-disease The federal government heavily subsidizes certain politically-connected food growers in the name of “protecting our food supply.” Actually, the government protects the livelihood of those that promote unhealthy foods. Wed, 25 Mar 2026 06:02:24 CDT Mitchell Nemeth https://mises.org/mises-wire/cheap-calories-expensive-consequences-how-federal-policy-contributes-chronic-disease https://mises.org/power-market/congress-wants-cheaper-housing-discouraging-housing-investment Home prices and rents have risen sharply over the past several years, leaving many families struggling to buy or rent a place to live. Wed, 25 Mar 2026 02:02:22 CDT Tom Wilson https://mises.org/power-market/congress-wants-cheaper-housing-discouraging-housing-investment https://mises.org/mises-wire/immorality-trumps-war-iran-matters Anyone who cares about American greatness must also refuse to allow us to become the kind of society that shrugs off the crimes our government commits in our name and with our money. Wed, 25 Mar 2026 12:02:48 CDT Connor O'Keeffe https://mises.org/mises-wire/immorality-trumps-war-iran-matters https://mises.org/podcasts/aerc-2026/rothbard-interventionism-writing-last-chapter-economic-theory Professor Joseph Salerno traces how Rothbard's mastery of the praxeological method led him to the controversial but logically airtight conclusion that business cycles have a single, exogenous cause and a single cure. Tue, 24 Mar 2026 03:06:00 CDT Joseph T. Salerno https://mises.org/podcasts/aerc-2026/rothbard-interventionism-writing-last-chapter-economic-theory https://mises.org/podcasts/radio-rothbard/big-government-vs-small-business-america America has a long history of vibrant small business. But small business went into decline in the twentieth century, and it wasn't just due to large scale industrialization. Government has played a big role. Tue, 24 Mar 2026 01:55:00 CDT Ryan McMaken https://mises.org/podcasts/radio-rothbard/big-government-vs-small-business-america https://mises.org/podcasts/individual-interview/government-planning-doesnt-fix-economies Politicians say they can “fix” the economy. But economists Friedrich Hayek and Ludwig von Mises pointed out how government “fixes" lead to bigger problems. Ryan McMaken appears on Stossel TV. Tue, 24 Mar 2026 11:32:41 CDT Ryan McMaken https://mises.org/podcasts/individual-interview/government-planning-doesnt-fix-economies https://mises.org/power-market/mcmaken-stossel-meet-austrians Politicians say they can “fix” the economy. But economists Friedrich Hayek and Ludwig von Mises pointed out how government “fixes" lead to bigger problems. Ryan McMaken is interviewed by John Stossel for this interview about what we can learn from Mises and Hayek. Tue, 24 Mar 2026 11:30:00 CDT Ryan McMaken https://mises.org/power-market/mcmaken-stossel-meet-austrians https://mises.org/notes-margin/sabrin-wsj-america-has-g-man-made-affordability-crisis The problem reaches beyond subsidies, mandates and regulation. Tue, 24 Mar 2026 11:30:00 CDT https://mises.org/notes-margin/sabrin-wsj-america-has-g-man-made-affordability-crisis https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-essays/mantle-science Rothbard argues that genuine science in the social realm starts with clear logic about human action. Tue, 24 Mar 2026 09:14:00 CDT Murray N. Rothbard https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-essays/mantle-science https://mises.org/mises-wire/adam-smith-and-myth-founder While Adam Smith has played an important historical role in the development of economic thought, as Murray Rothbard pointed out, he hardly is the original apostle of laissez-faire economics. Tue, 24 Mar 2026 09:03:47 CDT Joseph Solis-Mullen https://mises.org/mises-wire/adam-smith-and-myth-founder https://mises.org/power-market/war-abroad-and-authoritarianism-home Tue, 24 Mar 2026 09:00:00 CDT Ron Paul https://mises.org/power-market/war-abroad-and-authoritarianism-home https://mises.org/mises-wire/mistaken-identity-prediction-markets Mainstream finance regularly confuses finance, insurance and betting. The Austrian School provides the tools to understand their differences. Tue, 24 Mar 2026 06:02:39 CDT Laurent Hynes https://mises.org/mises-wire/mistaken-identity-prediction-markets https://mises.org/notes-margin/doubts-about-trumps-iran-strategy-spread-among-troops Troops are now saying "’ We do not want to die for Israel." Unfortunately, many American boys will likely be forced into battle to protect the US-Israel-Saudi-Epstein alliance. Tue, 24 Mar 2026 04:00:00 CDT https://mises.org/notes-margin/doubts-about-trumps-iran-strategy-spread-among-troops https://mises.org/notes-margin/how-iranian-war-may-lead-end-petrodollar "The conflict could be remembered as a key catalyst for erosion in petrodollar dominance and the beginnings of the petroyuan." Tue, 24 Mar 2026 03:00:00 CDT https://mises.org/notes-margin/how-iranian-war-may-lead-end-petrodollar https://mises.org/notes-margin/americans-now-fighting-saudi-dictators-middle-east Dictator Mohammed bin Salman has convinced Trump to help the anti-Christian, absolutist Saudi dictatorship " remake the Middle East." Tue, 24 Mar 2026 03:00:00 CDT https://mises.org/notes-margin/americans-now-fighting-saudi-dictators-middle-east https://mises.org/power-market/heads-i-win-tails-you-lose-when-every-market-outcome-called-failure Tue, 24 Mar 2026 02:02:27 CDT Claus Wiemann Frølund https://mises.org/power-market/heads-i-win-tails-you-lose-when-every-market-outcome-called-failure https://mises.org/mises-wire/individualism-rothbards-natural-rights-libertarianism Murray Rothbard’s system was built upon the natural rights of individuals, and tying liberty to property and ownership, not collectivism. Tue, 24 Mar 2026 12:02:22 CDT Wanjiru Njoya https://mises.org/mises-wire/individualism-rothbards-natural-rights-libertarianism https://mises.org/mises-wire/iran-war-brings-more-inflation-and-new-strength-yuan Beyond the initial oil shock, the Iran war is also laying the foundation for ongoing monetary inflation and price inflation, with no real change to the US regime’s commitment to easy money. Mon, 23 Mar 2026 10:00:00 CDT Brendan Brown https://mises.org/mises-wire/iran-war-brings-more-inflation-and-new-strength-yuan https://mises.org/podcasts/aerc-2026/shoulders-shrinking-giants Mainstream economics has deliberately abandoned the history of economic thought. Austrian economists must keep teaching and re-teaching the great debates of the past. Mon, 23 Mar 2026 10:00:00 CDT Lucas M. Engelhardt https://mises.org/podcasts/aerc-2026/shoulders-shrinking-giants https://mises.org/mises-wire/our-train-trip-political-hell All aboard! Government policies are moving us down the tracks into proverbial political perdition. This is a ride many of us would rather not be taking. Mon, 23 Mar 2026 09:02:34 CDT James Bovard https://mises.org/mises-wire/our-train-trip-political-hell https://mises.org/mises-wire/money-multiplier-myth-or-reality The so-called money multiplier that exists through fractional reserve banking is propped up by central banking and inflation. It is not a good thing for the economy. Mon, 23 Mar 2026 06:02:23 CDT Frank Shostak https://mises.org/mises-wire/money-multiplier-myth-or-reality https://mises.org/notes-margin/sub-6-mortgages-are-gone-rates-climb-3-month-high Today, the mortgage interest rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage is 6.47%, remaining near a 3-month high as Iran-war uncertainty weighs on bonds. Mon, 23 Mar 2026 05:00:00 CDT https://mises.org/notes-margin/sub-6-mortgages-are-gone-rates-climb-3-month-high https://mises.org/notes-margin/will-others-follow-slovenia-limits-fuel-purchases-some-pumps-run-dry Fuelling at service stations has been restricted to 50 litres per day for private vehicles and 200 litres for companies and other priority users such as farmers. Mon, 23 Mar 2026 04:00:00 CDT https://mises.org/notes-margin/will-others-follow-slovenia-limits-fuel-purchases-some-pumps-run-dry